"jwetsa" meaning in Sotho

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Verb

Etymology: From *-bʊɪdia, causative of *-bʊɪda, an applicative derivation of Common Bantu *-bʊʊda (“to tell”). Cognate with Rwanda-Rundi -bwira and Zulu -tshela. Etymology templates: {{inh|st|bnt-cmn|*-bʊʊda||to tell}} Common Bantu *-bʊʊda (“to tell”), {{cog|rw|bwira|-bwira}} Rwanda-Rundi -bwira, {{cog|zu|tshela|-tshela}} Zulu -tshela Head templates: {{head|st|verb}} jwetsa
  1. to tell
    Sense id: en-jwetsa-st-verb-cQpNzvhp Categories (other): Sotho entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for jwetsa meaning in Sotho (1.2kB)

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